Sept. 2009 @ WDW! Be a Pop Tart 2009~come share your(Bounce Back or NOT)Dates !!!

[angwill]

Hello everyone. I like this so much better than FB. I have a hard time keeping up there and miss a lot.

Linda,
Did you ever get sick from the kiddos you work with?

M&N,
Any word on any resorts opening for you during the holiday?

Melissa,
So good to hear you will get a visit with your DM and will get a trip to WDW in there too. I would think a trip to Dubai would be awsome. From what I have seen and heard about it the place is very unique.

Sorry to hear about Jonas. I hope Jonas and his mother will reconcile before the holidays.

I have in laws that stole a lot of money from us and forged our signatures to do it, and a DM who is the master enabler and so messed up mentally it is not healthy to have a relationship with her. So sadly we have no parents. I am just thankful to have a good brother, his wife, nephew, and niece as well as DSIL, her husband, and their two girls. I totally understand what you said about only having one child too.

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Ang, what a family! Ours has some interesting character, shall we say, as well. My half brother and only sibling (although I grew up an only child)...anyhoo...he's been married 5 times -that I know of...we've not heard from him in 4 1/2 yrs so he could be on his 6th by now. He finds young women from other countries on some website. Very weird.

Still working on the resort - turns out my friend is still able to go and she is on the phone right now (on hold for 40 mins!!) trying to book a value for the 10th and 11th with airmiles - POP was available earlier today, but now sold out..so she is trying for ASMU< then ASsps - fingers crossed! We do have a mod for the 12 thru the 15th - no values available. Sooo...looking good...if she does not get one of those two we ill check out DTD. What an adventure!!!

Thanks for asking!

So good to be back here!

 

[ANTSS2001]

hello Pop Tarts... yes MS. SG.. thanks for bumping... glad to hear everybody is doing ok...

nothing much to tell.. other than I have been nagging ANG for a few nights about my crazy self and ideals...

Hope all is well... next week is already November!! Soon it will be Xmas and a new year is here to come...

 

[angwill]

Timmy,
Bah Humbug about all the holidays!!!!! lol

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

You are all welcome for the bump but when I start to do the old 'bump and grind' you might want to run for the hills.

Ang, I think the kids give me a natural inoculation as they always have runny noses and such so I have built up an immunity. Since I have little or no immune system it must be that. Families, it is a shame we cannot pick the ones we want. Some Polynesian cultures did though. Funny thing is that folks often returned to the family they started out with though.

M&N, it is always good to have an oddball in the family. If a person does not there is a pretty good chance that THEY are the oddball. Sure glad, I think, that your trip is working out. I would not care for all the drama.

Timmie, from the sound of that TR it appears that you have met your match, energy wise. Sounds as if you all had a lovely time and made many happy memories and want to do it again, always a good sign.

Cheryl, how is your foot doing? Hopefully you are up to high kicks and marathon runs by now.

Melissa, people should have good manners no matter if they are related or not. Sounds like it worked out for you and I wish that things would be resolved for your husband's sake. Maybe he will enjoy having YOUR mom around even more? Ever notice that the difficult get catered to more than the easy going? I think they like the power of making people jump through hoops myself.

My sister has gotten out of the hospital. The sister who had offered to take her in for a bit reneged at the last minute. I do not know if Jenny would have gone anyway. Wish she would. She is in far more danger at home than she was on her worst day at the hospital. I am worried about her.

My youngest sister is having WLS next Wednesday. Lucy came back to TOPS yesterday and weighed in at 24.75# less than she did a mere two and half weeks ago. She is not super large so that is a major difference. She is off almost all of her diabetes medications. I have not been able to book her a February trip because the new code is not good for the Values. I am thinking that a Moderate would cost about the same with the 40% discount. It is hard trying to make decisions for another person.

Grandson is coming by for lunch before he heads to town for his afternoon classes. He got an A in his vocational classes and is flunking out on everything else. He has had his driving privileges taken away. His younger brother was heartbroken to find one B+ on his report card keeping him off the all A honor roll. Differences, but both loved and worried over.

One last thing to this long message. I put an ad in the newspaper for my one grandson's 16th BD. I hope he sees it. My dil is not going to be pleased. I do not care. It is my fondest wish that he find out that he has a great grandma up there who loves him and goes to see her. She is in very bad health and since she raised dil and helped raise the boys she deserves to see them before she dies. Maybe someday they will find their way to my door as well. Familes!!!!!!

SG

 

[cherylp3]

We will be celebrating hanukkah on Demember 11th! Not looking forward to New Years (becuase that is when our dog died)

 

[jmskinner]

Ok, going to try to remember everything I wanted to comment on.

Cheryl, I am so sorry about the loss of your dog, and on a holiday. Even though I have two, I still miss my Mozart.

Angela, did Will ever get that DS replaced? And after hearing your story, guess I can't complain about my relatives. My Stepdad's nephew did break into our house one time. The final proof was when my stepdad noticed one of his cowboy hats on the guys head. Yup, that one wasn't very smart. Never did get reimbursed for any of it.

M&N, hope the resort works out. I need to book a room for Thanksgiving, but waiting on the credit card to rollover today, spent too much already this month. I keep checking the website and POFQ will be available, but not POR, but then it will reverse and then last night only CBR and CSR were available. I'm thinking of calling about the military discount I have heard about also. Wonder which is cheaper? Mom doesn't really care where we stay, she will probably stay at Motel 6's on the drive up here. As long as it has a bed and shower, she is happy.

SG, I normally get along with DMIL. Jonas freaks out everytime she is here and we don't do that much with him. I think this still goes back to her not getting him anything for his birthday or even wishing him a Happy Birthday. His brother got married the day before, so it was a little crazy. And Jonas does like my Mother, he just always asks her "What color is the sky in Melinda world?" Because she is one of those that speaks without really thinking first. Such as, at the Backlot Tour after seeing one of those touring helicopers hanging around all day, my mother blurts out during the bombing scene "That's why they have that helicopter up there." And she swears some of the people in Spaceship Earth are real. I love her.

I hope your grandson sees the birthday wish. I just don't understand people sometime.

And you are correct, the difficult people do get catered to more. I loved running our comic book store because I would run the difficult people away. When they asked for a manager, I'd say I was it, then they would ask for my Stepdad and I would reply, "Oh, you mean my Stepdad." He always backed me up, because he knew that if I didn't like them, we didn't need them.

 

[ANTSS2001]

Timmy,
Bah Humbug about all the holidays!!!!! lol

as long as it does not afect our paycheck I think we will survive.. still not having a good day ANG

We will be celebrating hanukkah on Demember 11th! Not looking forward to New Years (becuase that is when our dog died)

MS: SG

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Cheryl, I live in a rural area and I am always appalled at how casual people take the deaths of their pets. I, myself, do not have pets and probably never will because of my stupid phobia but I cannot see how anyone can care for another living creature and not become involved and care when they are hurt or gone. I know this will be a difficult time but I do hope that the good memories will give you comfort.

JM, I get flack for being too attentive to my children. My grandkids like it though. I am sorry things are difficult between your mil and husband. It must make it hard on you. I believe that when love is involved it is more apt to cause hurt feelings and such.

Ang, you will love what we came up with to get my grandson in line. His dad is a schoolbus driver and has to leave on time every day. Austin refused to get up the other day and then snuck out with the truck after sil left. Sil is going to disable the truck, how he is going to do that is a puzzle since dgs can easily replace an engine or transmission, is hard for me to fathom though. Anyway, if Austin refuses to get up dsil is going to give me a call and I will drive out there and get ornery gs and take him to school. Not only that but I will be wearing this awful looking housecoat, red lipstick, curlers in my hair, drop him off right in front of the building and kiss him goodbye as he gets out of my vehicle. My guess is that ONCE will be enough. What do you think? I once went to school with my dd and sat right by her desk the entire day because she would not do her homework.

Just another beautiful day in my neighborhood. Going witch costume shopping. Someone suggested a princess costume. Really? So NOT me!

SG

 

[jmskinner]

Love that idea SG. That should teach him.

I've tried to go sit with Jacob at school, but then I get frustrated, he gets frustrated, and it just didn't work. He wouldn't do his school work even with me there.

Parent-teacher conference went well. The main complaint now is his tone. Which is something I have been working on at home also. His teacher also recommended getting him into one of the charter or magnet schools, so I am researching those. Something I had thought of before, but wasn't sure of.

I am so frustrated with my husband at the moment. Over a month we have been talking about going to see Star Wars in Concert, well we learned this past Saturday there is going to be a car show the same day and he wants to enter his Mustang. Now when I mention what seats we can get for what price, this is what I hear, "I don't think any of those seats are worth the money." To me that sounds like, "I'd rather do the car show". Maybe I'll take Jacob by myself and we can come home and talk about how awesome the show was. Sorry, just had to vent because I just got the email from him.

Got POFQ booked for Thanksgiving. I checked last night and only CBR and CSR were open, but tried this morning and got POFQ. I just think Mom will like being able to ride the boat over to DTD, plus I really enjoy that. Hope to do some resort decoration exploring also.

Hope everyone has a great day, I'm off to get my hair done.

And SG, how about a nice Witch.

 

[cherylp3]

the foot is fine - now waiting for dr bill. The star wars concert is very good. We used to years ago when we lived in MA because John Williams conducted it.

 

[angwill]

Cheryl,
Losing a pet is a hard. I'm glad you have the one to love and that loves you this holiday season. I didn't know you hurt your foot and I hope it is better now. It was probably posted on FB and I have a hard time keeping up there.

Melissa,
No new DS yet as Will has no privileges right now because as I told him he is digging a hole to hell right now and until he fills it back up along with a nice hill on top of the hole to get him closer to heaven he will have no privileges.

In the last week I found out he has been lying about his homework since we got back from vacation. He did some of the work he was assigned over vacation and then left it in the bottom of his locker. The other stuff he decided he didn't want to do as well as a bunch of assignments he has gotten over the last couple of weeks since we have been back. His only excuse is that he hates homework. There will be no more vacations for us during the school year since this year he proved he can't handle it.

His special needs caseworker/health teacher and I are working on getting him to do the work to catch up. I get the fun job of sitting next to him at home while he does the homework and doesn't fool around instead.

Then to make things worse I got a note today that he has been tardy to Health class 3 times and will get an in school suspension if he is late two more times. DH and I have decided that DH is going to suprise him by show up Monday at the class he has before health and take him by the hand and walk him to his seat in health class. He is then going to tell him that any time he does it in the future will result in the same action by either him or me. I am having Al do it because it would be a million times more horrifying with him doing it rather than me.

I am about to pull a Linda on him and sit next to him in class so I can see him do the homework. The only problem with that is I will most likely be more of a distraction than a help because I know most of the kids and they will all want to talk to me. The last thing I want to do is be a hinderance to the other students.

What makes me saddest about this situation is that he was being so responsible with only one incidence of work not turned in for Math, and he was getting all A's and B's till now. I hate when the honeymoon period at the beginning of the year is over. lol So much for the scholarship he said he wanted that would have paid for everything he needed to go to college for 4 years and included $450 a month for living expenses. I hope he remembers this when he is working his butt off to pay back his student loans as an adult.

Anyway, your mother sounds like she would be funny to be around. lol I would have died laughing if she had said that about the helicopter while I was next to her. Although I am sure it is easier to laugh when said by someone your not related to. lol

Tell Jonas my mother never really did celebrate our birthdays and the years we got a cake it was on my fathers birthday. It was his favorite kid which I didn't like and we got to share it between 3 of us. lol I was born 1/10, dad 1/13, older brother 1/15. I haven't even gotten a call from my mother on my birthday for many years and when she would call on my birthday it was sporatic.

We should share family stories sometime. I have a brother who stole another brothers identity and then threatened him and his family if he turned him in. I am thankful that as a teen I was smart enough to sleep on my purse with my money and ID's in it.

Sad but true there are bad apples in some families. Growing up I often wondered if I was switched at birth and not related to any of the people I grew up with because I never understood any of them. I still wonder that same thing today but my mother would be mortified if I suddenly called and asked her for a DNA sample. lol

Sorry to hear about Jacobs tone not being nice. Thank goodness Will only get a tone with me and not others. At least one warning stops him though.

Did you ever think raising children would be such hard work? To think I thought it would be a breeze when I was young and stupid. lol At least there are more good times than bad when I am happy to be a mother and parent though.

I vote for going to the concert with a friend and making DH take Jacob with him to the car show to give you a break. lol Now I am remembering how wonderful and easy it would be being married. lol just joking!!!

Linda,

I love the way you will drop off DGS. I wish that would bother William but that is something that wouldn't even phase him because most of his friends already know me. Thank goodness I don't have a problem with Will getting up but I am positive I would if I wasn't here in the morning though and I don't have a mother to do for me what you will do for your daughter. Plus here they turn in the parents in to a truant officer who fines them and then the state child services if your child misses too many days.

Whew, that was a long posting.

 

[angwill]

Linda,
I had to let you know I read to DH what you are going to do with DGS and what you did with your DD. He got DS on the phone and told him to get ready for him to go to school with him to make sure he understands how to do what he is supposed to do. He said he will make sure he understands how to get to class on time, how to empty his lunch box so it doesn't come home full of wet stuff and wrappers, how to write down and bring home all his homework and how to hand it in when it's done, and last but not least how to not crumple and shove all his papers into his bookbag and bottom of the locker and how to put them in the folder/binder they belong in. Why do kids listen to and get scared when fathers tell them things but blow off mothers as if it's no big deal? I hope it works and he gets his sh#$ together.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I told him he is digging a hole to hell right now and until he fills it back up along with a nice hill on top of the hole to get him closer to heaven he will have no privileges.

Ang, I love this! I am going to read it to my dgs the next time he calls. BTW, when and if Will gets that mountain built maybe he will stand on top and be able to see the future he wants and what he has to do to get there. I hope. If we did not love these kids it would not be nearly as hard. We could let them do what they want because we would not care what happens to them in the future. Of course, we would also be stuck with them for life and they are not apt to be people we would want around either. Al gets Will's attention because he is not around as much as you are and he might not be exactly sure what he might do. My antics would not have worked with my ds because he actually liked having me around and besides he did his school work, until senior year and by then it was too late. The girl he is now married to broke his heart that year and he lost his mind.

Cheryl, the bill is often the most painful part of any medical procedure. Not knowing how much exactly is a real worry. There is no other area of our lives where we buy something without knowing the cost. I hope it is less than you fear.

JM, in a perfect world our spouses and children would love what we love and we would all go off, hand in hand, and have a wonderful time together. Unfortunately people have minds of their own. On the upside you went ahead and did what you wanted while your husband got to do his thing and now maybe you can have a nice evening discussing your experiences "together'. Where the problems start is when there is only enough money for ONE thing. On Jacob's tone, have you tried taping him and letting him hear what he sounds like? Maybe repeating, back to him, his words and inflections? I wish someone had worked with my husband on such things when he was younger. To be fair they did not think of such back in those days though.

I went to a Halloween store yesterday thinking that I might finally get the witch costume that I have thought of for decades. I am finally of a size where it might be possible. I did find some, many in larger sizes than I, however ALL the witch costumes were sexy witches and I do not think that appropriate for the "The Reading Lady" and besides I might have frozen my bazooms off. I went with a punk wig with red spikes. I think it will go well with my ugly mumu etc. Figured I might as well try out my 'embarrass Austin" outfit. Might make him think twice about future behavior. He is not a bad kid and has not caused a lot of problems through the years but what he is doing now will impact his life greatly if he does not get over it and fast!

Going to mow up the last of the leaves this afternoon, if it does not rain. Supposed to get cold for T&T night. I hate that. I love being able to sit on my front porch and watch the parade go by and visit with folks.

SG

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

I just noticed that I have been tagged! How in the world I have not been before I have no idea as I am constantly spewing forth inane comments.

SG

 

[angwill]

Linda,
Cool tags.

Will also likes having me around unless I threaten to embarrass him.

We too have had the girl episodes where they break up and then he quits doing what he should. The thing with Will though is that he will find another girlfriend within about a week so the pain of heartbreak has so far been short lived. The funny thing is he had girls he likes every year since he was in kindergarden. I keep telling him I will not consider his female friends real girlfriends till he is 16 and/or driving and can actually pick them up and take them on a date. When he was in about 2nd grade he said he was going to make his girlfriend real by picking her up on his bike and taking her to McDonalds drive thru. We live 7 miles from McDonalds so that would have been a long ride had he tried. lol

 

[ANTSS2001]

I just noticed that I have been tagged! How in the world I have not been before I have no idea as I am constantly spewing forth inane comments.

SG

wonderful MS> SG... Congratulations!!!

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Originally Posted by SlightlyGoofy
I just noticed that I have been tagged! How in the world I have not been before I have no idea as I am constantly spewing forth inane comments.

Lucky you!! Very cool.

 

[jmskinner]

Congrats on being tagged Linda. I guess I am not very witty.

Angela, I would love to see Al walk Will to class. I told Jonas the plan and when I said he is a freshman, Jonas' response was "Oh, so he has 3 more years to live it down."

Jacob thinks its cool to have parents there or acts up even more when I am there.

Oh, and we laughed when my Mom said that about the helicopter. She is always making comments like that. She doesn't hear very well either and instead of going "huh?", she will answer with what she thinks the question was. Makes for interesting conversations and Jacob getting mad at her.

Well, need to get dressed for soccer.

Hope everyone has a Happy Halloween!!!

 

[angwill]

Yep humiliation is the key and our last resort.

We are at our wits end with him doing this once or twice a year or so since 6th grade. To make things worse when he is asked about the work he tells teachers he left it at home and at home he says the teachers didn't grade it yet. Sadly, our teachers are not consistant on updating the grades online so I can't find out that way. He has gotten creative with the excuses over the years and since he is respectful, sweet and causes no other issues people believe him. He can be an A B student with a bit of help when he doesn't understand something and help with long writing assignments and not much effort other than that. Heck he lied to me last night about making up a test so he still isn't getting it.

Right now he is not talking. He wrote me a note that he will not talk to me till he graduates but that he is ready to stop playing games and start doing what he has to. I told him good luck not talking. However long it lasts it is wonderful for me since he is a talker when it's just me and him so silence is golden.

I also told him that if he drops I can take him to court so he can be an emancipated minor and then he better find a job and a place to live. I told him it will be a long 7 mile walk to fill out job applications and that he will have some competition since I know of people with college educations that have applied at our local McDonalds and gotten told no. We are in and area that is 9th in the nation for unemployment.

We shall see. I know this is lifes way of allowing us to be able to let go of our teens when they move out by making them a PITA but I don't like it at all.